Original Article

Comparison of Colonoscopy and the Barium Enema in Five Hundred Patients with Colorectal Disease

Eung Bum Park
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Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.
Corresponding author: Eung Bum Park. Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

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Published Online: Jul 24, 2015

Abstract

Colorectal disease including cancer is increasing tendency in this country, and so acurate diagnosis and early treatment might be saved patients.

Since Turell described colonofiberscopy in 1963, colonofiberscopy has been much developed and applied clinically for the more acurate diagnosis and treatment.

I experienced five hundred cases who were taken barium examination before performing colonofiberscopy at the department of surgery. Ewha Womans University Hospital during past 8 years (1981-1988).

Clinical analysis of these cases were made and comparison of colonofberscopy and barium enema in five hundred patients with colorectal disease were presented.